Improvement in pocket-sates for friction-matches



J. s. NORTON. Match Safe'. No. 99,224E Patenteduan. 25,1870.

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Leners Patmlvo. 99,224, dated January 25, 1870.

IMPAROVEMENT IN POCKET-SAFES FOR FRICTIKOlN-MATCHES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

an Improvement in Pocket-Safes for Friction-Match Cord, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Nature and Objects of the Invention.

One William H. Rogers has procured Letters Patent of the United States,dated October 13, 1868, and numbered 83,097, for a pocket-safe forfriction-match cord, the second claim in which covers a tube containingthe match-cord, cut away on the sides, so that a persons lingers cangrasp the cord and push it along, in the tube, so as to cause it toproject from the open end of the tube, as desired for lighting.

My invention consists in an improvement on said device, whereby thematch-cord can be pushed along, as desired, without touching the cordwith the fingers, and such avoidance is much to be desired, as the cordis gummy and sticky, and soils the fingers.

The nature and composition of this cord vcan be gathered from the patentof which it is the subject, No. 83,412, issued October 27, 1868.

Description of the Accompanying Drawings. Figure 1 is a full-size viewof my invention, with the cap or cover removed.

Figure 2 is a full -size view of my invention, with the cover removed,the safe being turned just a quarter around from the position shown intig. 1.

Figure 3 is a full-size sectional view, showing a lengthwise section ofthc safe and the cover, with the match enclosed, in the same position asshown in fig. 1. Like letters always indicate like parts.

GcnemllDescrfiptio'n..

The letter a indicates the body of the safe, which is simply a metaltube of about the dimensions shown.

The letter b indicates the cover, which shuts down on the open end ofthe lube, as far as the shoulderc.-

Inside the safe is carried the friction-match cord d, composed of rubberor caoutchouc, and other ingredients,duly described in the patentissued, October 27, 1868, to William H. Rogers. As fast as one of thesecords is consumed, it is replaced by another.

,This cord light-s by friction, and a short piece will burn quite a longtime, thus making it an exceedingly handy article.

Of course but a short piece of the cord is pushed out at the open end ofthe tube at any one time, and, as' fast as consumed, the cord must bepushed out again. This has been accomplished heretofore by having a slitupon two opposite sides of the tube, near the top, so large' that apersons ugers could embrace the cord, and push it along.

This method has had one great objection, which hasv materiallyinterfered with the sale of the article, viz, the cord is of a gummy,sticky nature, and inevitably soils the fingers. My improvement remediesthis ditculty completely.

. There is one other important objection to the old form. The holes forthe fingers are so large, and, necessarily, come up so near to the openend of the tube, that when the end of the cord is lighted, the fire veryoften catches in the body ofthe cord through the finger-holes. Myimprovement also cures this diiculty completely.

The letter E indicates a collar, sliding freely on the tube a. To it, onopposite sides, are attached the two spring-catches s s, which areturned inward, and sharpened into points at their upper extremities.There are small, narrow slots, ff, made in the vsides of the tube, justlarge enough to admit the points of the spring-catches. Of course, bycompressing these catches with the fingers, the points will take fasthold ot the friction-match cord, and it can he moved either' way atwill, without the necessity of the iingels coming in contact with thecord at all.

Again, when the cover b is pushed ou, it iirst pushes the spring-catchesdown to the bottom of their slots, and then forces them into thematch-cord, and thus, when the cover is pulled oi again, it will pullthe end of the cord out of the tube just far enough for use.

It may be well enough to state that the cover is always to he kept onwhen the article is not in use.

All that is not expressly claimed herein, is not my invention; and Iexpressly disclaim any intention to interfere with either of the patentsnamed.

Claims.

I claim as my iuveution- The device composed of the collar e and thespringcatches s s, one or more in number, combined with the slotted tubea, substantially in the manner described, for the purpose set forth.

Also, the combination of the device composed of the collar e aridspring-catches s s, one or more in number, with the slotted tube a andthe friction-match cord d, substantially in the manner described, forthe purposes set forth.

Dated December 8, 1869.

JUNIUS S. NORTON.

'Wituessesz WM. 'En SIMoNns, EDWIN E.l MARVIN.

